
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br>Dear Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>If you were planning to purchase insurance for a domestic student through the SDSU GSHIP for 2022/23 AY through an SDSU Research Foundation grant, please provide the details on the student and other relevant information using the link contained in the email below. As you may know, the SDSU GSHIP is on pause for 2022/23 AY. <b>Please provide the information by August 1, 2022.</b></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Garoma </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr">Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Tracy Love, Ph.D." <tlove@sdsu.edu><br><b>Date:</b> July 30, 2022 at 1:42:31 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> GRA Doctoral Program Advisors <GRA.DocAdvisor@sdsu.edu>, GRA Advisor <GRA.Advisor@sdsu.edu><br><b>Cc:</b> Salvador Ochoa <shochoa@sdsu.edu>, Libby Skiles <eskiles@sdsu.edu>, Ana Molina-Rodriguez <amolinarodriguez@sdsu.edu>, William Tong <wtong@sdsu.edu>, Crystal Little <little@sdsu.edu>, Hala Madanat <hmadanat@sdsu.edu>, "Goetz, Michele" <mgoetz@sdsu.edu>, Jessica Rentto <jrentto@sdsu.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>URGENT: information needed regarding Anthem Insurance commitment through SDSU Research Foundation funds</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> GRA.DocAdvisor+managers@sdsu.edu<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3288b569-7fff-0d53-c7db-3724ca6d6c37"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear graduate program directors,</span><br></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You received an email last night from Provost Salvador Ochoa and Vice President J. Luke Wood regarding the pause of the Graduate Student Health Insurance Program (GSHIP) this 22-23 academic year. This pause means that Anthem Student Advantage is no longer an option for domestic graduate students.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are reaching out to ask for your assistance to ensure we are not overlooking any graduate student who was told that the Anthem Student Advantage health insurance coverage through the SDSU GSHIP program was to be paid through an SDSU Research Foundation grant, fellowship, or funding source this coming academic year (22-23). </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are asking that you </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">confirm</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> students who were supported through Anthem on SDSURF funding last year and will be continuing for FY 22-23 and </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">add</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> information for new students who were promised coverage for FY 22-23 through Anthem. We are working hard to ensure no student falls through the cracks, but also realize the time sensitive nature of this request. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please provide any</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:t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</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p></span><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif"><b>~ ~ </b></font><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">~ ~ </b><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">~ ~ </b><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">~ ~ </b><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">~ ~ </b><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">~ ~ </b><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">~ ~ </b><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">~ ~ </b><b style="font-family:georgia,serif">~ ~ </b><div><font face="georgia, serif"><b><font color="#000000">Tracy Love, Ph.D.</font> | </b><a href="mailto:tlove@sdsu.edu" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">tlove@sdsu.edu</font></a></font><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#999999"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;line-height:11.4133px">She/Her/Hers </span></font><div><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;line-height:11.4133px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000">Dean,</font><font color="#0000ff" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> <a href="https://grad.sdsu.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"><i>College of Graduate Studies</i></font></a></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#222222">Professor, </font><i><a href="http://slhs.sdsu.edu" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences</font></a></i></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b style="color:rgb(204,0,0)">San Diego State University</b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">5500 Campanile Drive | </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">San Diego, California 92182-8220</span></font><font color="#cc0000" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:x-small"><b><br></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia,serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Indigenous Residence: Kumeyaay</span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#666666" size="1">A Proud Hispanic-Serving Institution</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><img style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:10.6667px" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wNuVhJ1h4E2iD47YeZSKcfxQyrf_HGaIMSOv4Mysrc8unfxBcblZclS3MZvmLwMxAAfnKqkkE" data-unique-identifier=""><font face="georgia, serif" color="#666666"><span style="font-size:10.6667px"><br></span></font></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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